Im now on my second kit (Youngs Harvest Yorkshire bitter) and whilst my first kit fermented out very quickly this one is realy taking its time. Tomorrow it will have been in the barrel 10 days and it still has yeast head on it (although not a big one). There is still slow activity viasable and the hydrometer is showing a very slow drop in gravity. The room temp has been on average 19 C and im using Nottingham yeast. Kit was made up with 1.5Kg sugar according to instructions, 1Kg glucose and 500g spray malt. In the techniques section it mentions the beer should be left for ten days total.
Any advice?
Cheers.
Sheepy.
Time period for fermentation
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fivetide
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steve_flack
You mention it's in a barrel. Is that the same barrel you serve from? If so if it's still gently glugging away then leave it some more. There's no fixed time a beer should take (although 10 days is a bit long for an ale). It all depends on the beer being fermented, how much nutrient there was in the wort, oxygen content etc etc.
For example I've got a beer at home that I brewed on Tuesday and last night (Thursday) when I looked at it it had slowed right down and the gravity was where I'd expected it to finish. That was a well oxygenated, low gravity bitter fermented with Safale. On the other hand I've had Belgian strong ales that have taken a couple of months to reach the right FG.
For example I've got a beer at home that I brewed on Tuesday and last night (Thursday) when I looked at it it had slowed right down and the gravity was where I'd expected it to finish. That was a well oxygenated, low gravity bitter fermented with Safale. On the other hand I've had Belgian strong ales that have taken a couple of months to reach the right FG.
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Sheepy
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Sheepy
